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🎉 The final regulation for the Prison Education Program was published in the Federal Register today. Here’s a thread on major changes and improvements. 1/14 #PellYes #negreg #highered federalregister.gov/documents/2022…
đź‘Ź First, hats off to the staff at ED/FSA who carefully reviewed public comments and thoughtfully responded to recommendations. The regulation is indeed improved following this process! 2/14
🚨Big win🎉: ED moved the post-release outcomes metrics as part of the best interest determination from being required to optional. This is another concession in the “must/may” debate that also made recidivism and completion rates optional. 3/14 However, we acknowledge the wideranging comments and suggest
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This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: RESTORING AND STRENGTHENING OUR DEMOCRACY:
Protecting and Enforcing Voting Rights
Only one party recognizes the right for every American to cast a vote as a fundamental, sacred, constitutional right. 1/13
Our government and our elections are supposed to reflect the interests of the American people, not only the wealthiest few and the biggest corporations.2/13 #DemPartyPlatform #Election2020 #ForThePeople
Dems will fight to restore & protect Americans’ fundamental right to vote, including by aggressively pushing back against Republican governors, legislatures & state officials who have disenfranchised people of color, young people, low-income people & people w/disabilities. 3/13
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This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020.This section deals with #CriminalJusticeReform It is clear that Dems want clear and comprehensive REFORM and the lie about abolishing police is just that-A Lie!Only one party has a platform for the next four years..read on for #TheTruth 1/16
Dems are proud that the Obama/Biden Admin commuted the sentences of more than 1,700 ppl serving unjust sentences following thorough review of individual cases/we support continued use of a President’s clemency powers to secure release of those serving unduly long sentences. 2/13
Dems denounce Pres Trump’s inappropriate use of clemency to help his friends & political cronies avoid justice.We support estab an independent clemency board to ensure an appropriate, effective process for using clemency, esp. to address systemic racism & other priorities.3/13
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So excited for the #NtlMtg20 to kick-off!!!

Ready to hear from @NASPADavid, Aimee, Courtney & so many other amazing people in our field!
Really awesome that @hecaod has Closed Captioning & an ASL interpreter on screen! #NtlMtg20 Image
And it's a GREAT time to say Happy 5th Year Anniversary to @hecaod!!! #NtlMtg20
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THREAD: Today, @PeteButtigieg unveiled details of the #DouglassPlan which is a “comprehensive investment in the empowerment of Black America.” For anyone wondering why he didn’t do any of this in SB, I have some news… peteforamerica.com/Douglass-Plan
2/ Note: this plan is *comprehensive* and thus, there are a number of things he proposes to do with the power of the presidency that are not powers he enjoys as a mayor. Some of these things include his proposals to…
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-Revitalize the Office of Civil Rights at HHS
-Free tuition for low-income students
-Preservation of cultural & historical sites
-Eliminate private federal prisons & mandatory minimums
-DC Statehood
-End racial gerrymandering
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At the @MASScoalition D2 Candidate Forum.

Introductions.
@thehoffather got here in a Dodge yada yada Hemi yada yada.
@TammyMoralesSEA drove a car, as did Phyllis Porter drove as did Mark Solomon (w his wife). Tahir Garrett took #transit.
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From stop & frisk to mass Incarceration as a driver of health disparities. Can’t talk about health inequities w/o discussing criminal justice system (&racism) #SGIM19 1/x ImageImage
US incarceration rates exceed 20 developed democracies. Incarceration rates not related to violent crimes. 1/3 black men will be incarcerated lifetime (racism, not race). Incarceration traumatizes individuals, families, communities ImageImage
Many newly dx w chronic diseases but access limited. In CT, those incarcerated pay $3 copay for (constitutionally guaranteed) healthcare = 4 days of work Image
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